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Trump threatens martial law in Minnesota -- taking a page out of his own playbook

If it can happen in Minneapolis, it can happen anywhere

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J.C. Bruce
Jan 15, 2026
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Courtesy The Boston Globe

So, how do you overthrow a democracy?

We have two examples to consider, one in our past, one in the headlines this morning.

Exhibit A, as you might expect, were the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when lame-duck President Donald Trump exhorted a mob of supporters in Washington, D.C., to march on the nation’s Capitol and “fight like hell” …

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